Shade holder



' Sept. 4, 1928.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF I E-' MATTHEW LUCKIESH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO;LEROY C. DOANE, OF MERIDEN, GON- v NECTICUT; AND ARTHUR MILLER, OFCLEVELAND, OHIO; SAID DOANE AND SAID MILLER ASSIGNOBS TO THE MILLERCOMPANY, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, .A.

CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

SHADE HOLDER.

Application filed November 8, 1926. Serial No. 146,881.

The present invention relates to shade holders, and is more particularlydirectedto' Ward a shade holder suitable for supportlng shades aboutelectric lamp bulbs.

The present invention contemplates a shade holder made out of asmallnumber of easily constructed parts which may be readily assembled andwhich when in position about the lamp will readily supporta were madewhen the fixtures were originally constructed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved shade holderwhich employs resilient spring fingers anchored in a ring and engageablewith. a lamp bulb for supporting the ring as well as a shade which maybe earned on the ring.

Another object of the invention isto provide a shade holderhaving'a rlngadapted to surround the base or neck of the lamp bulb and carrying wirearms anchored therein and projecting away from the ring toen- 0 gagewith the lamp bulb.

The sizes of the parts are preferably so selected that-the ring maypassonto the neck of the glass bulb a suflicient distance to be out ofthe way of the socket. The arms are of the length andshape to claspthesmaller sized bulbs, such as 25 watt lamps, and draw the ring againstthe glass. When used with the larger sized lamps, the springs are spreadby the tapering vpart of the bulb and force the ring upwardly along theneck of the bulbto bring it about the socket or against the socket coveror other ornamental piece used.v i t The accompanying drawings show, forpurposes of illustrating "the invention several of the many possibleembodiments in which it may take form, it being understood thatthedrawings are illustrative of the invention rather than limiting thesame.

In these drawings: v Figure 1 is an elevational View, with parts insection, showing one form of shade holder supporting a shade about asmall sized depending lamp bulb; i i

Figure 1 is a similar View showing the shade holder used on a largersized lamp Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the shade holder; a b

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the ring of the. shade holder on anenlarged scale; and Figure 4 illustrates a modified form ofshade holderfor supporting a shade about an upright lamp bulb.

The use of the shade holder on a dependQ ing lamp bulb is illustrated inFigures 1 and 1. This bulb may be of'widely varying size and style, butthe holder to be de scribed is one which will fitmanystyles and sizes oflam p bulbs. Figure 1 shows it applied to a small (25 watt) bulb 10,while Figure '1 shows it applied to a large (60 watt) bulb 10, both ofvconventional outline. "As hereshown, the outer, or shade holding ring11. may be in the form of atsheet metal stamping having in outwardlydirected peripheral flange 12 which supports the upper end 13 ofa shade14 of glass, parch- -ment, fabric, or other material} This shade holdingring 11 has a shallow inverted recess 15 to receive a locking rmg 16,here shown as being made offire proof insulating materi-al such asasbestos. This ring is of such diameterthat it will permit passing thebase or neck ofthe lamp bulb through it. A pair of bent Wire bulbengaging members or fingers 17 are fastened totherin g. 5 The upper endsor feet 18 of these members pass through notches 19 inthe ring 16 andare carried between the ring 16 and the upper inwardly directed flange20 of the shade holding ring, the fingers are bent to an arcshape so asto lie alongside the wall of the recess 15. Each of the fingers may bemade out of a length of spring steel wire. They are curved asindicatedat 21 to pass down about the bulb ofthe lamp and are eachprovided With a pair of finger tips 22 adapted to engage the glass, thefinger tips being interconnected by a curved wire portion 23 to seizethe lampbulb and prevent the spreading of the finger tips of the pair.The ring 16 may be held in place by a number of prongs 24 struck out ofmateri l of ring, 11

and fold ed back against the lower side of shade holding ring.

Shade holders constructed as above described are well suited forsupporting shades from depending lamp bulbs. The dimen- .sions of theparts may be so chosenthat the same shade holder may be used on lampbulbs of widely diflerent sizes. In all cases, the shade will besupported wholly and entirely from the bulb, and will be held close upto the socket or whatever ornamental piec such as a socket cover, as isprovided onflie fixture. In mounting shadeholders of this character, theshade and holder are placed in position about'the lamp bulb and then thelamp bulb is screwed into the socket thereby fastening the parts inplace.

Figure 4 shows a modified form of shade holder more particularlydesigned for supporting shades about upright lamps. Here the lamp bulbis indicated at 30 and, instead of using short wire members merelydesigned to grip the lamp bulb, one here employs long wire members 31which are adapted to pass up above the top of the lamp bulb. They areshaped to engage the bulb in the samemanner as the fingers of Figureland their upper ends are suitably bent, as indicated at 32, to engagethe upper part 33 of a conventional shade 34;. While the wires 31 may besupported from a ring identical with that shown in Figures 1 to 3,inclusive, they are here shownas being carried from a slightly differentform of ring. As here shown, the lower ends 35 of the wires 31 arecarried underneath a sheet metal locking ring 36 which is fastened intoa stamping 37 shaped the same as the shade holder ring 11 of theFigure 1. The locking ring 36 has notches to receive the ends of'thewire members 31,.and is secured in place by being bent back onto theinner flange 38 of the ring 37 as indicated at 39.

It will be understood that the all metal shade holder ring indicated inFigure 4: and the ring shown in Figure 1 are interchangeable and thateither form of bulb engaging spring members may be supported from eitherform of ring.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms andconstructions within the scope of the claims, and I wish it to beunderstood that the particular forms shown are but a few of the manyforms. Various modifications and changes being possible, I do nototherwise limit myself in any with respect thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A shade holder cooperative with an incandescent lamp for supporting ashade therefrom, comprising, an outer ring having an inwardly directedflange having an aperture larger than the lamp base, aninner ringcarried inside the outer ring, the hole in the inner ring being slightlylarger than the lamp base so that the lamp base may be passed throughsaid inner ring, bent wire. supporting members having portions carriedbetween the flange and the inner ring and means for fastening the tworings together, the wire vmembers being capable of ring carried insidethe outer ring, the hole in the inner ring being slightly larger thanthe lamp base so that the lamp base may be passed through said innerring, bent wire supporting members, said members passing through notchesin the periphery of the in ner ring and having arc-shaped end portionsbetween the inner ring and the flange, and means for fastening the ringstogether, the wire members being capable of being spread by the bulbportion of the lamp.

' 3. A shade holder cooperative with an incandescent lamp for supportinga shade therefrom, comprising, an outer ring having an inwardly directedflange having an aperture larger than the lamp base, an inner ringcarried inside the outer ring, the hole in the inner ring being slightlylarger than the lamp base so that the lamp base may be passed throughsaid inner ring, a pair of bent wire supporting members, each of saidmembers passing through notches in the periphery of the innerring'andhaving arcshaped end portions between the inner ring and the flange,the portions of each of said members remote from the rings being in theform of spaced fingers adapted to resiliently gripa lamp bulb, and meansfor fastening the rings together.

4. A shade holder cooperative with an incandescent lamp for supporting ashade therefrom, comprising, an outer ring having an inwardly directedflange having an aper ture larger than the lamp base, an inner ringcarried inside the outer ring, the hole the lamp base so that thelainp'base may be passed through said inner ring, bentwire supportingmembers, said members passing through notches in the periphery of theinner ring and having arc-shaped endportions between the inner ring andthe flange, and means for fastening'the rings together, the wire membersbeing capable of being spread by the bulb portion of the lamp, saidouter. ring having an outwardly di rected flange adapted to support ashade.

, in the inner ring being slightly larger than A 5. A shade holdercooperative with an incandescent lamp for supporting a; shade therefrom,comprising, an outer ring having portions between the inner ring and theflange, the portions of each of said members remote from the rlngs beingin the form of spaced fingers adapted to resiliently grip a lamp bulb,and means 'for fastening the rings together, said outer ring-having anoutwardly directed flange adapted to support a shade.

6. A shade holder, comprising, a pair of thin, flat ringsfastenedtogether, one inside the other,'the rings being adapted toreceive a lamp base, or neck and permitifastening the lamp base in alamp socket, bulbengagin sorin fin ers of bent wire for su ortb b C ingthe holder from the fingers, the ends of the fingers being carriedbetween the rings.

7. A shade holder, comprising, a shade holding ring, an inner ringmounted therein,

the rings being adapted to receive a lamp base or neckand permitfastening the lamp base in a lamp socket, and bulb engaging springfingers having feet which are mounted between the rings and'fingerportions engageable with various sized bulbs to hold the rings in placeabout the neck of the bulb and against the body of the bulb.

SPA shade holder comprising two oppositely disposed'bulb engaging springfingers, each adapted to engage the bulb at widely separated points, thefingers each having arc-shaped feet, a ring having a flange, and alocking ring fastenedto the first ring, the feet being clamped betweenthe rings.

Signed at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, this13th day of October, 1926.

MATTHEW LUoKI'EsH. Signedat Meriden, in the county of New Haven, andState of Connecticut, this 22d day of October, 1926.

LEROYLC. DOANE. Signed at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, andState of Ohio, this 11th day of October, 1926.

I ARTHUR MILLER.

